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We have just added a great new session to the Physioprofessor.com
and thePTProfessor.com education portals – from Australian
Podiatrist and educator – Simon Bartold – titled “DynamicAssessment of the Athlete”.

We are always looking to bring our members a range of sessions from
the world of rehabilitation, allied health and injury management so
this session is a great addition to our program.

Simon is a graduate of Adelaide University where he gained a
Bachelor Degree in Science with majors in Physiology and Zoology.
His further qualification in Podiatry was gained at the University
of South Australia.

Simon holds postgraduate fellowships in Sports Podiatry with the
Australian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and in Sport
Sciences with Sports Medicine Australia – and we are delighted to
have Simon join the mentor team at Physioprofessor.com and
thePTProfessor.com

Current members can view Simon’s session by logging into the
members area – with this presentation being the featured session
for this month.

If you are not a member of Physioprofessor.com or thePTProfessor
and would like to get access to this new session plus a huge range
of educational material from some of the worlds best health
educators then go to the links below:

Why one common patella femoral assessment technique is useless
and what to use instead of this.

How to quickly differentiate good motor patterns from bad ones
in the clinical setting.

Why we should remove the term “overpronation” from our rehab
vocabulary and why the term is so flawed.

The true role of gluteus Maximus and Medius – and how our
current understanding of muscle function are inadequate in injury
rehabilitation and assessment

Why our current assessment techniques miss a huge amount of
specific data that can help us identify the problem quickly and
easily.

The one test you need to do on almost every patient you see
before you even get them on the table.

The concept of “Frontal Plane Projection Angle” and how this is
correlated to increased risk or lower limb injuries.

Why the knee is a “dumb joint” and what that means to us a
health professionals.

Why women are between 2 and 8 times more likely to suffer an
ACL injury compared to men.

How prescribing an orthotic may be the last thing you should do
in treating patella femoral pain.

The key indicators of future injury and how to determine
correctly is an athlete is at risk of injury or not.

How a subtle footstrike issue in a national 800m runner led to
significant lower limb problems.

The key muscle implicated in patella tendon injury and why it
is not what you think it is.

Why thinking in classic anatomical terms is not effective in
dynamic assessment.

The “ski boot conundrum” and how this impacts on injury risk
for athletes.

Why 90% of clients with medial tibial stress issues have a
biomechanical deficiency and the key single deficiency that causes
this problem.

The most important problem to look for in runners and how to
test it.

The 7 step protocol you can use immediately that can
dramatically increase the success of your treatment programs.

Plus Much More.

If you are not a member of Physioprofessor.com or thePTProfessor
and would like to get access to this new session plus a huge range
of educational material from some of the worlds best health
educators then go to the links below:

With the football season in full swing, I thought it useful to send everyone some technical information on strength, conditioning and injury prevention for the football codes.

In this 6 minute video former Australian Wallabies, New Zealand All Black, Crusader, Newcastle Knights and Parramatta Eels Strength and Conditioning Coach -Ashley Jones - demonstrates some of the best and most effective exercises for sports conditioning. Continue reading →

Well known Australian Sports Physician - Dr Corey Cunningham has just released a new video onto our online educational portals Physioprofessor.com and for Full Access members of thePTProfessor.com

In this fantastic presentation Dr Cunningham – outlines and describes the medical interventions all health professionals must know – when diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating tendon injuries.

This session is excellent for all health professionals wanting to increase their knowledge of tendon injury management – including imaging options, injections, nutritional aspects and manual therapy methods.

This presentation includes:

- The essential questions you must ask when treating tendon pathology.

- The alternative diagnosis not to be missed in tendon management.

- The images that need to be done and when - including MRI, Plain X-Ray and Ultrasound – and what to look for on these scans.

- How to determine if a symptom is relevant and/or important in tendon pathology.

- The truth about calcaneal spurs and when to be concerned.

- The best imaging method available for assessing cartilage injury.

- The 3 main medical treatment options for tendinopathies and an overview of many other alternative treatment options – do you know the latest options?

- Which anti-inflammatory will give the best results in tendon pathology – and when to use each of these - if at all.

- The best medication for pre training and pre game pain management but not for long term use.

- When and why to recommend cortisone injections and when to avoid their use in athletes.

- The truth about tendon rupture and cortisone injection and how to reduce the risk of tendon damage.

- The best medical management for heel pain - and when this method is not effective.

- The one body part where a one off cortisone injection can be useful and when not to do a second injection.

- Explanation of PRP injection use in tendon injury management – why, how and when to use this treatment option.

- What the cosmetic industry can teach us about tendon pathology and treatment.

- The treatment program used in European football for over 30 years but only just started to be used in other countries.

- Why PRP injections are also being used for joint pathology and why.

- What the Australian Sailing team physio is recommending their athletes drink to reduce tendon pain and pathology.

- How the Australian Institute of Sport medical team are managing tendon problems.

- How to help your clients make the best decisions regarding injury management and pathology.

- The SIJ treatment method that can effectively reduce pain and increase function.

- How and when to use nitrate patches to help manage tendon pain – and the main side effect to be aware of.

- The new treatment modality that can only be done at lunchtimes and late Friday afternoons so as not to upset the other patients - this is a brutal treatment method – but highly effective.

- When to consider surgery and for which specific body parts.

- The “magic number” that indicates surgery is required in shoulder tendon pathology.

- Why delaying surgery in some body parts can be counterproductive to a successful outcome.

- How to determine and understand “full thickness” versus a “partial thickness” tear of the rotator cuff – and what this means regarding surgery.

- The hand injury that you only have 7-10 days to identify before it becomes permanent.

Plus Much More

All current members of PhysioProfessor.com and Full Access members of thePTProfessor.com can watch this three part video by logging into the program and selecting this session.

Watch This Session from ONLY $4.95

If you are not a current member – and want to view this video plus have access to incredible presentations from some of the worlds leading health and fitness educators – go to www.PhysioProfessor.com

Note – this session is only available to FULL ACCESS members of thePTProfessor.com so make sure you take out a full access trial membership to access this session.

You can take a 30 day test drive of either program starting from ONLY $4.95 - with the regular monthly membership fee commencing after the 30 day trial.

You can cancel at any time and there are no lock in contracts with any of my education portals,

NOTE- Only ONE 30 day trial is available per person - so if you have already used your trial period at a previous time – you are not able to activate another one and will need to pay the normal monthly rate.

To find out more and to take the 30 day test drive starting from ONLY $4.95 go to:

My good friend, Physiotherapist and Owner of 6S Health on the NSW Central Coast – Darren Stuchbery – has just released an excellent session onto PhysioProfessor.com and thePTProfessor.com online learning portals.

Darren was kind enough to invite our cameras into this recent seminar he conducted for a group of local Personal Trainers.

The session is titled - ”The Lowdown on Lunges” - and is an excellent presentation on correct lunge technique, common mistakes and great teaching tips to ensure your clients and patients continue to lunge pain free. Continue reading →

Director of the Melbourne Whiplash Centre and high profile clinical educator Robert De Nardis has just released a new video onto our online educational portals Physioprofessor.com and thePTProfessor.com

As well as his work with the Whiplash Centre, Robert is the owner of Sandringham Sports Medicine in Melbourne - so he adds a wealth of knowledge to the mentor team.

In this recent session Robert presents an educational seminar he delivered to his clinical team – live in his practice. Continue reading →

New Session from the Melbourne Tigers Physiotherapist- Foam Roller Essentials

Current Melbourne Tigers Physiotherapist and high profile educator Robert De Nardis has just released a new video onto our online educational portals Physioprofessor.com and thePTProfessor.com Continue reading →

Former private physiotherapist for international football star Harry Kewell – and my old university mate David Bick – is the latest high profile educator to join the mentor team at Physioprofessor.com and thePTProfessor.com

As well as his work with Harry Kewell, David was also the Physiotherapist for the Australian Wallabies and NSW Waratahs for many years – so he brings a wealth of knowledge to the mentor team.

In late 2012 David invited our cameras into his popular one day seminar - “Injury Prevention for Runners and Athletes” - to film part of the theory session. Continue reading →

In this interactive 3 hour presentation – former All Black, Crusader and Newcastle Knights Strength and Conditioning Coach – Ashley Jones along with current Waratahs Strength and Conditioning Coach – Tom Tombleson – will share with you the essential lifting techniques, modifications and methods used by their elite Rugby players and athletes.

- Learn the correct technique for a majority of resistance training exercises and the best rehab exercises for the most common injuries.

- The right to left strength imbalance that can lead to injury and how most health professionals miss it.

- Why weakness is more important than alignment in preventing knee pain.

- What the Australian Wallabies strength and condition coach said when asked to name his “Top 10 Exercises”.

- How low to squat and how to determine the correct depth for your clients and patients.

- The “late and last” lunge technique that can increase success of the exercise and improve results.

- The fundamental problem with leg pressing and the modification that can increase its benefit to your clients and patients.

- Why some health professionals are ‘copping out” in their exercise choices and how to avoid these mistakes.

- How when and why to use a ball wall squat over a standard squat and the key teaching point that must be obeyed to allow optimal benefit from this exercise.

- The best exercise to treat patello-femoral pain and how this has been successful in treating this common problem for over 20 years.

- The best swiss ball exercise for treating knee pain – are you using it?

- The hip stretch used by the Crusaders and All Blacks that helped reduce knee and groin pain – and how you can use it in your training sessions now.

- How “rehab gone wrong” can set your clients up for shoulder pain.

- The technique flaw in bent rows that causes most shoulder problems and what to do about it.

- The training technique that increase bench press strength by over 30%.

- The amazing advantage provided by the one arm row and the technique flaw that can make it useless for some people.

- Bent row versus inverted row – which is best exercise and why?

- The simple technique change for shoulder press that can reduce shoulder pain in fitness centres.

- The secret training tip that gives a safe push up every time.

- The “body position” – technique that reduces shoulder stress in resistance training programs and how to use it in your training sessions and rehabilitation programs now.

- The dip technique taught in the 1940s that is still one of the most effective but dangerous tricep exercises.

- The dip modification – that people think you are doing incorrectly- but is one of the most effective rehab exercises.

- The throwing exercise all athletes must do to prevent shoulder problems.

- The truth about the “Lordotic Lifting Posture” and how it can actually increase pain and risk when training.

- The best hamstring gluteal exercise available – are you doing it?

- The tricep exercise that is like the leg extension is to the knee and why this exercise causes over 60% of all elbow problems.

- The simple modification to wrist exercises that will reduce your wrist and elbow problems.

Plus Much MORE:

If you are a member of PhysioProfessor.com just log into the system and you will see this new lecture is the featured presentation in this month’s program.

If you are not yet a member of this program go to www.PhysioProfessor.com and join now to get immediate access to this session as well as another 60 hours of great online content.

If you are a Personal Trainer – you can also get immediate access to this session as a member of my new thePTProfessor.com program – where you will also get access to over 60 hours of online education, 15 CEC’s, and a PT Rehab forum where you can ask your most pressing rehabilitation and injury prevention questions.